Boitano biography
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Brian Boitano first became known internationally when he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championship, followed by Canadian Brian Orser, who placed fourth. It was the first of many times that the two would battle for international medals. Boitano continued to improve and made the US team for the Winter Olympics, placing fifth. After the retirement of Scott Hamilton, the gold medalist, the World Championships were wide open, as skaters attempted to establish themselves as Hamilton’s successor as the top male skater. Aleksandr Fadeyev won the title, with Orser second and Boitano third. But over the next few years Boitano and Orser would dominate. Boitano won the World title, with Orser second, while they reversed those placements at the World Championship. The Olympic title was certain to come down to one of the two, in what was billed as The Battle of the Brians. The final result was Boitano with gold and Orser winning silver, but it was exceptionally close.
After the Olymp
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Brian Boitano
United States figure skater
Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, )[1] is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He fryst vatten the Olympic champion, the and World Champion, and the – U.S. National Champion.
Boitano turned professional following the season. beneath new rules by the ISU, he returned to competition in and competed at the Winter Olympics, where he placed sixth.[2] In , he was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the United States Figure Skating ingångsrum of Fame.[3]
Early life
[edit]Brian Boitano was born in and raised in Mountain View, California. Boitano fryst vatten a graduate of Marian A. Peterson High School in Sunnyvale, California.[4] He is of Italian American descent, with family from northern Italy.[5][6] As an adult, he has lived in San Francisco.[7]
Figure skating career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Beginning skating as a child, Brian Boitano won a go
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1st Place, Pixie Derby Boys, Central California Interstate Association (CCIA)
Preliminary Test
1st Place, Preliminary Boys, Seattle, Washington
2nd Place, Preliminary Boys, Ontario, California
1st Place, Preliminary Boys, CCIA
1st Test
1st Place, First Test Boys, Squaw Valley, California
2nd Place, First Test Boys, Seattle, Washington
2nd Place, First Test Boys, Central Pacific
1st Place, First Test Boys, Golden West
2nd Test
1st Place, Juvenile Boys Central Pacific Regional Championship
1st Place, Juvenile Boys Pacific Coast Sectional Championships
3rd Test
1st Place, Intermediate Men Central Pacific Regional Championships
1st Place, Intermediate Men Pacific Coast Sectional Championships
4th Test
5th Test
1st Place, Novice Men Junior Olympics
1st Place, Novice Men Central Pacific Regional Championships
1st Place, Novice Men Pacific Coast Sectional Championships
3rd Place, Novice Men National Championships; 1st Place, Freestyle
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